Arthur was right, and we have to admit that it was the United States that made Li Mu successful. This was the United States during this period, which could give Li Mu a relaxed environment. A little earlier, the American business atmosphere had not yet formed. If it was a little later, the "Chinese Exclusion Act" would make Li Mu unable to move forward. In the original history, Arthur signed the "Chinese Exclusion Act". This time and space are impossible. As long as Li Mu is there, the United States will not repeat the same mistakes.

"What I was most worried about in the past was that you had too close contact with the Qing Dynasty. Now there is no such worry, but a new problem has emerged. Reim, you must grasp the right measure. It may be a good thing to subvert the Qing Dynasty, but it may also be a bad thing. Although we don't want to see the worst situation happen, Reim, you must be prepared to face the worst situation. Of course, I support you, and I will try my best to convince Congress to support you, but this kind of support is not without a bottom line." Arthur knows the politicians in Congress very well, that is a group of vultures who are profit-free. If you can't see the interests, it will be difficult for them to support Li Mu like Arthur.

"It only needs a plan, don't worry too much. This is a business. Of course, business is about losing and making money. Everyone wants to make money, but God only prefers those who are ready." Rockefeller's attitude is the most transcendent. It is of course good for Li Mu to overthrow the Qing government. Then these American capitalists will gain the market of the Qing Dynasty. If they cannot, it doesn't matter. They just treat it as a failed investment. Rockefeller doesn't care about this amount of money.

"Don't worry about Chester. Don't be scared by the paper power of the Qing Dynasty. Although the Qing Dynasty has two million troops, those troops will not work hard for the Qing Dynasty. I have the most say in this regard. So if there is danger, it can only come from outside. I think Yan Shun should not give the British and French a chance to interfere." Of course, Li Mu knew the Qing Dynasty better than everyone thought, and even better than the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. If we only talk about combat effectiveness, the Qing Dynasty's army could not even compare with the mercenaries trained by Bai Qi. Li Mu could not think of any chance of turning the tables in the Qing Dynasty. As long as Yan Shun did not make the mistakes made by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing Dynasty had already died.

In fact, decades ago, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had the opportunity to overthrow the Qing government. Unfortunately, the leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lost their enterprising spirit after conquering Jinling. They began to enjoy the results instead of continuing to go north. This gave the Qing Empire a chance to breathe. Coupled with the chaos within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the good situation was ruined in one go.

When Yan Shun went to Ryukyu, Li Mu talked about this issue with Yan Shun. Li Mu told Yan Shun about many of his own experiences, including trying to win over local governors of the Qing Dynasty, taking advantage of the conflicts between the poor and the landlord class of the Qing Dynasty, and differentiating the generals of the Qing Dynasty. As long as they could win over, they would win over all the support they could gain. The history books are very clear about how the founding father overthrew the Qing government. As long as Yan Shun did not make mistakes, Yan Shun would have no reason to fail.

As for the possible interference between the British and the French, Li Mu certainly did not forget that the promises of politicians were the least valuable. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom completely rejected the British and French, and turned them to the side of the Qing government. Li Mu would definitely not make such a mistake. Li Mu even wanted to use the British and French to achieve his goal. Everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty did not completely open up the domestic market to Western countries. As long as it is made on this point, it is not difficult to obtain support from the British and French. As for whether this will harm the interests of the Chinese, it is not important. Even if there is sacrifice, it is only temporary. In any case, the situation will not be worse than the history of another time and space.

"Oh, does the Qing Dynasty have two million troops?" Arthur didn't know much about the situation of the Qing Dynasty. A country's military strength should be the highest secret of the country, but Li Mu was able to tell it casually, which gave Arthur a little more confidence in Li Mu.

"It really has the Eight Banners, Green Camp, and the largest navy in Asia. It has a total force of two million. However, most of these troops have a weak military discipline and low combat power. It is okay to use them to scare people, but they cannot fight. Even if one or two armies have strong combat power, it is just a drop in the bucket for the Qing Dynasty." What Li Mu said was the Black Flag Army. Two months ago, the Black Flag Army defeated the invading French army in the Red River Delta, and the public opinion was in a big uproar. The French government urgently added military expenditure to South Vietnam to expand the war in North Vietnam. The Black Flag Army also became famous in one battle and was hailed as the strongest combat force in the Qing Dynasty.

Regarding the combat effectiveness of the Black Flag Army, Li Mu did not have a say because he didn't know much about it, but Li Mu understood the combat effectiveness of the South Vietnamese government's colonial army, because those troops were trained by instructors from the Far East Company. In fact, in daily training, the colonial army performed well, but on the battlefield, the colonial army could not exert its combat effectiveness. On the one hand, the soldiers were unwilling to work hard for the colonists, and on the other hand, the Qing Dynasty was the sect leader of Annan, which made the soldiers feel very resistant when performing their missions.

According to Li Mu's understanding, in the Qing Dynasty, there were not many troops like the Black Flag Army. In fact, the Black Flag Army was a group of people who could not survive in the Qing Dynasty. They fought against the French not for profit, but for survival, which would bring the greatest motivation to the Black Flag Army soldiers.

Overall, the combat effectiveness of the Qing army was a tragedy. After entering the pass, the Eight Banners, which were established by the Qing Dynasty, became worse and worse. When Wu Sangui was having breakfast, the Jurchens were not satisfied with ten thousand, and the myth of being invincible was actually shattered. By the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Eight Banners of the Qing Kingdom had been completely abolished. In order to destroy the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing Kingdom had to rely on local governors and establish Green Camps. The Green Camp performed well when it was first established, but with the destruction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Green Camps were corrupted faster than the original Eight Banners. If the Qing Kingdom is facing war now, then the Qing Kingdom could only train a new army. In another time and space, the New Army organized by the Qing government completely buried the Qing government.

"It's good that you are sure of it. I hope your intelligence is not wrong." Arthur was still convinced of Li Mu's intelligence ability. Time magazine has played a greater role in supervising officials than prosecutors in recent years. Of course, most of the people exposed by Time magazine are Democratic officials and are more friendly to Republican officials. This is also the reason why the Republican Party still has a certain advantage in public opinion. Not to mention that the Republican Party is very poor, the Democratic Party cannot make any move.

"Haha, it is easier to obtain intelligence in the Qing Dynasty than you think. Many times, some military secrets of the Qing Dynasty were published in newspapers openly, so if you want to collect intelligence in the Qing Dynasty, just buy enough newspapers." Li Mu did not lie, and the Japanese under Bai Qi were responsible for collecting intelligence for Li Mu.

Sometimes the Japanese are still very cute in their stubborn personality. For example, collecting intelligence, the Japanese are very good at it. Sometimes they can do the best in one thing, but white people are not good at this. The white gunmen under Bai Qi are all activists, asking them to collect intelligence, and they can lose themselves.

"Just don't write our military secrets in Times." Arthur was shocked. If what Li Mu said was true, then the Qing Dynasty newspaper practitioners would be too unprofessional, and those officials in charge of security were also very amateur.

"How is it possible? We have a news censorship system." Li Mu was not worried about this issue. When he founded Times, Li Mu determined the news censorship system. Now the news censorship system has become a formal regulation of the National Journalists Association. The review of newspapers and magazines with Democratic tendencies is the strictest. Democratic newspapers and magazines often complain that the National Journalists Association is pretending to be public and private.

That's right, it's just pretending to be public and private. This is the benefit of having the right to speak. Time magazine took the lead in establishing the National Journalists Association instead of a newspaper with a Democratic tendency, which sets the tone for the National Journalists Association. The Democrats can complain, but the National Journalists Association will not change.

Li Mu stayed in Washington for a week. Within a week, Li Mu had contacted at least 20 lawmakers. Most of the lawmakers expressed their understanding of the behavior of the Far East Company. If the Far East Company's revenue increased, Washington would also benefit, and no one could refuse the temptation of money.

Of course, it is impossible to hide it from everyone on such a large-scale contact. The night before Li Mu returned to New York, Old Man Chen asked Li Mu to have dinner together. Li Mu did not refuse, just had a meal. Old Man Chen could not pull out a pistol at the dinner table and forced Li Mu to change his mind.

Having not seen him for more than two months, the speed of old man Chen's aging can be seen with the naked eye. The bureau of young children going abroad to study was finally revoked. Li Mu did not hand over Rong Kui and Tan Yaoxun as he asked to the old man Chen. As for how the officials of young children going abroad to study to the emperor after returning to China, this is not a question that Li Mu is concerned about.

"Think about it, the cancellation of the young children's overseas study bureau is inevitable. The Qing Dynasty will not allow us Han people to master advanced knowledge. They hope that we will be obedient people and slaves, rather than improving our lives and improving our social status through hard work." Li Mu still comforted him casually. Although Li Mu did not feel sad about the young children's overseas study bureau, Li Mu still regretted the students who interrupted their studies. They left the Qing Dynasty at the age of 11 or 2 to come to the United States, received education in the United States, and grew up in the United States. Now they return to the Qing Dynasty and have to adapt to everything in the Qing Dynasty again. This will be very difficult for them. But who can do everything going well in this world? The emperor also has his own troubles.

"Reim, that's the Qing Dynasty, not the United States, and you shouldn't be discussed." Old Man Chen seemed to have realized and accepted the reality, but he still did not allow Li Mu to slander the Qing Empire. For Li Mu, the Qing government was a standard reactionary government, but for Old Man Chen, the Qing Empire was his motherland, and this reason was enough to overwhelm everything.

"Yes, you're right. I'm an American now and shouldn't comment on the Qing Empire casually. If you have the chance, I want to invite you to visit Springfield Institute of Technology and Medical College. I believe that after you have been there, you will have the most intuitive understanding of the current educational model." What Li Mu actually wants Old Man Chen to see more are thousands of Chinese students in Springfield Institute of Technology and Medical College. The Qing Empire sent overseas students to the United States and terminated the plan after only 120 people. Li Mu had no restrictions on cultivating Chinese students. As Li Mu said, the Qing Dynasty did not want the Han people to master advanced knowledge because they were afraid that the Han people would endanger their rule. This idea would eventually be swept into the garbage dump, and the same was true for the Qing government.

"I will go. I'm about to step down. The new ambassador to the United States is on his way to come. When he arrives in Washington, I will go back to China. Before returning to China, I will definitely go to New York and see Springfield Institute of Technology and Medical School with my own eyes." Old man Chen was leaving, which made Li Mu feel a little sad.

"How could you return to China at this time? Even if you step down, you should stay in the United States for a while." Li Mu couldn't say that the Qing Dynasty would soon begin. Old men like Old Man Chen would definitely not cooperate with Yan Shun and the others after returning to China. Yan Shun and the others are the traitors in the eyes of Old Man Chen. By then, Old Man Chen's result would probably be very sad.

"It doesn't matter, Lim, for the sake of our ship coming to the United States on the same boat, tell me, are you just trying to develop the Qing market?" Old Man Chen finally expressed his intention. If it were someone else, Old Man Chen would not care, but Li Mu was a little special. Li Mu was a Chinese, different from the white people who went to Qing under the banner of business. Old Man Chen intuition, there must be a problem here. Li Mu's purpose would not be that simple. Now Old Man Chen has a certain understanding of the Western world. If it is just to make money in business, then Li Mu should develop the European market. Europeans have snatched most of the wealth of the world back to Europe through more than a hundred years of global colonization. The Qing Dynasty was once very rich, but now all the money is gone. Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty would not have a British man as the chief of customs and relied on customs taxes to pay off his debts.

"Of course - not just doing business, I just said that the Qing government only wants to enslave us Han people. You are an official and you can live a life well, but have you paid attention to Han people at the bottom of society? Do you know what kind of life they are living? Yes, I am an American now, and I have no position to express my opinion on the issue of the Qing Dynasty. However, the most serious humanitarian disaster in the Qing Dynasty is happening in the world. Anyone with compassion will pay attention to the issues of the Qing Dynasty, and I will pay more attention, because before becoming an American, I was also a Qing Dynasty. First of all, I was a Chinese and a Han Chinese." Li Mu did not hide this time. Humanitarianism is a good excuse and can be used casually.
Chapter completed!